THTR 1020 Chapter : Chapter 1
Document Summary
Vary by medium ( film, tv, print, e- world) Systems of non verbal signs - conventions- that carry meaning. Are interpretative frameworks which are used by both producers and interpreters of texts. Help to simplify phenomena in order to make it easier to communicate: social codes: Verbal language- including how language sounds, is arranged, and organized. Bodily codes: bodily contact, facial expressions, appearance, gaze, head nods, gestures. Behavioral codes: rituals, role playing: character. One of the things that gives meaning to our experience of theatre is the way that characters are coded.
